Rest for tiering trucks



June 6, 1933. E. R. KLEPEL 1,912,847

` REST FOR TIERING TRUCKS 'Filed Feb. 5, 1951 ensured im e, 1933` (UNITED srA'frEs ING COMPANY, or RACINE, WISCONSIN,` A CORPORATION or WISCONSIN i i r REST FOR TIERINC TRUCKS` Application filed February 5, 1931. SerialNC. 513,664; i

'lhis-invention relates to a newV `and iniproved rest or supportingdevice for use in tiering trucks, and more particularly to a simple device for supporting thelegs `or c `casters of a superposedtruck from the upper side vvalls of a lovvertruclr body. i

lnfactories or store-houses, it is customary tonsejboir trucks equipped either with supporting legs or with casters or Wheels7 and itis often desirable to tier or stack these trucks one above the other to econoinize Hoor space, either when the trucks contain articles to be stacked, or when the trucks are ennpty and not in service. f

The present invention relates to a simple device which is attached vto and supported by the side Wall or Walls of a truclr body adjacent a corner thereof, said device being adapted to receive and support a. legl or caster of the superposed truck. Thedevice may be `conveniently made in the 'forni ol simple integralcasting, several ioiinsoic which kare disclosed in the specifications which follow.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an improved rest for tiering truclis1 as brieflyrciferrcd to hereinabove and disclosed more in detail in the specihcations Another `object is to provide such a rest adapted to receive and support the superposed `truclr in any of its positions of angular adjustment, that is, the legs or casters may be positioned at any of `the `leur sides of the truck body and the rest will be in position to receive then). f

Other objects and advantages of this in- `ventionwill be more apparent iroin the iiollowing detailed description of certain approved iorrnsol. devices `constructed `according to the principles of this invention.

1 inthe accompanying drawing:

Figli is a perspective vicvv showing a pair of tiered trucks .provided with Wheels or casters, and illustrating the ci: onefornl Fig. 2 is a similar view showing truck bodies orovided with riffid l-e 's.

Fipj. 3 is plan vioiv of one of the rests of the iornishoivn in Fig. l.

theoutervvall of thetruck side.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section, taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. i i e Fig/5 is a perspective view of a forrnof rest adapted foruse With trucks having the legs positioned outside the vertical plane of Gis'a partial elevation showing the use of the ormof rest or support shovvn in Fig. 5. i i

Fig. `7 is" a` perspective vievsT showing a doubleor duplex` rest of the type shovvn in Fig. `5.

In Fig. lis shown Aa pair Vof similar box trucks A and B, each truck being of generally square horizontal section, closed at the bottom, and openatfthe top. vEach 'truck has fixed side and end `Walls `1 and 2, and the height of the truc-lr may be increased, as de- ',sire'd,` by mlding` frainesections consisting Ina-y be added as may be desired or necesi sary.' rAs shown insFig. l," the upper truck A has one additional section1 and `the lower truck .B has tvvo.` Each truck A and B is "provided With supporting Whcelsor casters 5, here shown fas attached to a lower side bearn 6, each ivheel 5 beingr spaced inwardly somewhat Yfrom a corneriof the truck, in the ,usual manner. Asfar as the present inven- `tion is concerned, these supporting members may be either rigidV Wheels or svviveled` castersfboth 'forms of trucks being in common use. 1. The trucks shown in Fig. 2 at C-and D havethe saine `general bodyconstruction as the trucks A` and B previously described, but instead oit being provided with Wheels or casters the trucks `C and D have rigid legs? Whichare positioned along two opposite side walls at locations spaced somewhat from `the adjacent corner, the positions of these legs corresponding tothe positions oi the Wheels `51 inthe forni of truck previously described. 1Boi;` trucks oithis type are used` i in conjunction With lift trucks by means of FFICE j `EARL ROBERT KLEPEI., or RACINE, WISCONSIN, AssIeNOR rIO WALKER iviA'NnrAcriIRT p outer depending flanges 14 and 15 adapted.

which they are transported from place to place.

Referring now to the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, the rest indicated generally at 8 is in the form of a single metal casting comprising a. inain flat body portion 9 adapted to extend diagonally across the upper corner portion of a truck and rest upon the adjacent side and end walls 1 and 2 adjacent the corner. Adjacent each end ofthe body 9 and substantially over one of the truck walls is formed a cupped or substantially saucer shaped supporting member 10. This cupped support or receptacle 10 may take a variety of forms, 1n the simple forni here shown consisting of a substantially flat circular portion 12 of the supporting plate surrounded by an annular upright wall 13. Each end portion of the member 8, beneath one of the cupped supporting members, isformed with inner and to engage against the inner and outersurfaces, respectively, of one of theside walls 1 or 2 of the truck. These dependingllanges serve to hook over the wall of the truck and hold the rest 8 in position. In the form here shown, the central bar portion 9 is provided with an upright strengthening rib 16 connecting the two cupped receptacles, and such additional strengthening' ribs may be provided on the casting as may be considered necessary or desirable.

Connecting a pair of these receptacles 1U by the bar 9 provides a means for properly spacing each receptacle from thecorner of the truck so that one or the other of the pair of receptacles will be in proper position to receive a wheel or leg of the superposed truck.

Referring to Fig. 1, it will be noted that four of these rests 8 are positioned, one on each of the corner portions of the lowerinost truck B, and that when the Aupper truck A issuperposed above the truck B, the several wheels or casters 5 will be in position to rest in the cups 10 at one end of each of lthe rests 8. By' providing one of these cups or receptacles at each end of the rest, the upper truck A (when the trucks are square as shown) could be rotated 'through 9'00 from its present position and the wheels 5 would then rest in the cups 10 at the opposite ends of the respective rests 8. There is, therefore, no necessity of being careful to face each trunk in a certain direction, since the trucks (when square) can be stacked or tiered with the wheels or casters at any one ofthe four sides thereof. If the trucks are not square, that is, are of greater length than The form of rests 17 shown in Fig. 2 may be exactly similar to the rest 8, already described, with the exception that the end cups or receptacles 18 are of square or rectangular form to receive the ends of the legs 7. It will now be apparent that the form of rest 8, iirst described, could be used with either form of truck, since the saucer shaped receptacles 1() are equally adapted'to receive the wheels 5 or the legs 7.

In some instances, box trucks of the type shown at E in Fig. G, are provided with legs 19 (or perhaps equivalent wheeled supports) which are positioned outside of the vertical plane of the adjacent side wall of the truck body. f For use with this type of truck, a rest or support of the type shown in Figs. 5 and 6 may be used. This rest comprises an integral metal casting having a hook supporting portion consisting of a central member .2 0 adapted to rest on the top of the truck side wall., an inner downwardly extending flange 21, and' an outer downwardly extending flange 22, at the lower end of which is formed the cupped receptacle or support 23 for receiving the leg 19.

In order to insure a proper positioning of this type of rest for receiving the several legs 19, a double or duplex rest of the type shown in Fig. 7 may be used. This consistsof a single metal casting in the form of a pair of rests of the general type shown in Fig. 5 connected by a central bar 24; provided with a vertical strengthening rib 25, this connecting bar portion being adapted to extend diagonally inside of the upper corner of the truck, in much the same manner as the rest 8 shown in Fig. 1. n While several approved forms of this device have been here shown by way of example, it will be apparent that other modified forms could be constructed, and all such equivalent constructions are considered as falling within the scope of the claims which follow.

It will be apparent that this form of rest is quite simple and economical, and may be readily positioned on a truck body when trucks are to be tiered, or removed therefrom when not in use. `While in the examples here shown only two trucks are tiered, it will be apparent that three or niore trucks could be stacked. or tiered in the same manner, rests of the character above disclosed being used between each pair of superposcd trucks.

I claim:

l. A rest for tiering box-trucks having legs or casters comprising a member having means adapted to be hooked over an upper edge portion of the truck body adjacent one corner thereof, and a cupped portion outside of the truck body to receive legof the superposed truck.

2. A rest for tiering box-trucks having legs or casters comprising a member having means adapted to be hooked over an upper edge portion of the truck body adjacent one corner thereof, and a saucer-shaped portion outside of the truck body adapted to receive a leg or caster of a superposed truck.

3. A rest for tierlng box-trucks having legs or casters comprlsmg a metal casting 1n- `cluding a portion adapted to be supported upon one upper edge of a truck body adjacent a corner thereof, depending flanges adapted to engage against the inner and outer walls of this side of the truck, and acup-shaped j portion outside of the truck body to suport a leg or caster of a superposed truck.

Ll. A rest for tiering box-trucks having legs or casters comprising a metal casting including a portion adapted to be supported upon one upper edge of a `truck body adjacent a corner thereof, depending Y flanges adapted to engage against the inner and outer Walls of this side of the truck7 and an outwardly j projected cup-portion formed on the outer flange to support a leg of a superposed truck.

5. A rest for tiering box-trucks having legs or casters comprising 'a member adapted to extend diagonally of the upper corner portion of a truck body and rest upon the adjay portion of a truck body and rest upon the adjacent side Walls of the truck, each end portion of the member having depending flanges to be engaged With the inner and outer surfaces of the truck side Wall to hold the rest in position, and each end of the member having a saucer-shaped portion outside the truck body adapted to receive and support the leg or caster of a superposed truck.

7. A rest for tiering box-trucks having legs or casters comprising a metal casting adapted to extend diagonally of the upper corner pori tion of a truck body `and rest upon the side Walls of the truck, each end portion of the member having depending flanges to engage the inner and outer surfaces of the truck side, the flange engaging the outer surface being formed with a cupped portion adapted to re-` portion adapted to receive and support 'a leg or caster of a superposed truck. Y

9. A rest for tiering box-trucks having legs or casters comprising a. metal casting adapted to extend diagonally of the upper corner portion of a truck body and having upwardly looped ends to engage over the upper edges of the truck side Walls at positions spaced from the corner of the truck, and having cupped portions suported at the outer sides of the truck side Walls to receive a leg or caster of a superposed truck.

l0. Means for tiering box-trucks having legs or casters comprising a rest carried by the upper corner-portion of a truck body and formed with a cupped portion outside the truck body to receive the leg atthe corresponding lower corner of a superposed truck.

EARL ROBERT KLEPEL.

ceive and support a leg of a superposed truck. y

8. A rest for tiering box-trucks having legs o1' casters comprising a metal casting adapted to extend diagonally of the upper corner portion of a truck body and rest upon the side Walls of the truck, each end portion of the member having depending flanges to engage the inner and outer surfaces of the truck side and also being formed with a saucer-shaped 

